{"id":30661,"date":"2017-04-16T16:17:21","date_gmt":"2017-04-16T20:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=30661"},"modified":"2017-04-16T16:23:47","modified_gmt":"2017-04-16T20:23:47","slug":"steelhawks-beat-georgia-firebirds-56-31-diane-fleischman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=30661","title":{"rendered":"STEELHAWKS BEAT GEORGIA FIREBIRDS 56-31 &#8211; by Diane Fleischman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.df-foto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Story &amp; Photographs by Diane Fleischman<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">It was a grueling first quarter as both teams almost remained scoreless.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">With 47 seconds left on the clock, the <a href=\"http:\/\/lvsteelhawks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steelhawks<\/a> scored a field goal at the close of the quarter.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">One thing for certain, the <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiafirebirds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Georgia Firebirds <\/a>brought a strong defensive line.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><div id=\"su_carousel_69f3cf8bb90da\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-yes su-carousel-responsive-yes su-lightbox-gallery\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"2\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7831r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7831r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7831r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7794r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7794r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7794r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7757r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7757r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7757r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a 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src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7671r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7671r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7655r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7655r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7655r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7616r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7616r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7616r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7591r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7591r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7591r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7499r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7499r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7499r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7469r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7469r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7469r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7444r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-11\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_7444r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7444r\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">The Steelhawks entered the second quarter with an interception from Rodney Hall Jr., and showed the Firebirds the strength of their defense.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">The Steelhawks were fired up and scored another touchdown and field goal, and with less then five minutes left in the first half, the Firebirds scored their first touchdown and field goal.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">With just 4:05 minutes left, Steelhawks received the ball, with Brandon Renford making an amazing 50 yard run for the touchdown. The Firebirds scrambled to get back on the scoreboard with a field goal, bringing the score to 16-10.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">As the clock ran down, the Steelhawks<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">gave it everything they had,<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">a touchdown scored by Warren Smith Jr., and a Firebird fumble recovered by the Steelhawks\u2019 Warren Oliver Jr.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">The half closed with the score of 30-15, the Steelhawks in the lead.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">As the 3rd quarter began, Oliver Jr., barreled down the field scoring another touchdown for the Steelhawks, followed by a score by the Firebirds, then another touchdown for the Steelhawks, and Hall Jr., intercepted a Firebirds ball closing the quarter with the score 43-17.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">The Firebirds scored at the beginning of the 4<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\"> quarter, then Renford runs the next Steelhawks touchdown, followed by the Firebirds last touchdown of the game, which brought the score to 50-31. The final touchdown for the Steelhawks was by Darius Prince, a victorious day for the Steelhawks, with a final score of 56-31.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pplcenter.com\/events\/detail\/lehigh-valley-steelhawks-3\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; text-decoration: underline;\">Next home game for the Steelhawks is Saturday, April 29<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: small; text-decoration: underline;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; text-decoration: underline;\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">**Don\u2019t forget the Steelhawk Challenges!**<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Win or lose, if the Steelhawks score or over 50 points, all Domino\u2019s online pizza orders are 50% off, up to 3 days after the game!<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">(use code SH50).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">With a Steelhawks win, your ticket is worth a free slice of pizza from <a href=\"http:\/\/bigwoodysbar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Big Woodys<\/a>, up to 3 days after the game.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Story &amp; Photographs by Diane Fleischman It was a grueling first quarter as both teams almost remained scoreless.\u00a0 With 47 seconds left on the clock, the Steelhawks scored a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=30661\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">STEELHAWKS BEAT GEORGIA FIREBIRDS 56-31 &#8211; by Diane Fleischman<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30675,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2290,69,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diane-fleischman","category-in-the-valley","category-photography"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/steelhawks-4-15.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30661"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}